California Hard is a jazz album by pianist and composer Dolo Coker, recorded in 1976.[1] Two of the six pieces were written by Coker. The album was reissued as a CD in 1994, with one bonus track (a solo piano version of "Round Midnight").

California Hard
Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedDecember 27, 1976
GenreHard bop
LabelXanadu
ProducerDon Schlitten
Dolo Coker chronology
Dolo!
(1976)
California Hard
(1977)
Third Down
(1977)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [2]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow called the album "a strong effort."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Jumping Jacks" (Coker) – 4:03
  2. "Gone with the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 4:26
  3. "Roots 4FB" (Mitchell) - 14:58
  4. "Mr. Yohe" (Pepper) - 6:23
  5. "Gone Again" (Gladys Hampton, Curtis Lewis, Curley Hamner) - 8:08
  6. "Tale of Two Cities" (Coker) - 6:28
  7. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) (on CD reissue only; not on original LP) - 2:27

Personnel

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Recorded on December 27, 1976.

References

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  1. ^ Keresman, Mark (Nov 2016). "California Hard". Jazzed. Vol. 11, no. 6. p. 26.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed March 14, 2020